With the benediction of Angela Merkel and her friends in the Eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker from Luxembourg has become the red hot favourite to replace the retiring (nominated but never elected) Manual Barroso as President of the EU Commission. His nomination for the post will be proposed at the next meeting of the Council of Ministers (26/27 June 2014) and must then be ratified by the EU Parliament.
This all appears quite harmless but it suits what Merkel really wants - no changes to EU Treaties which she considers are quite adequate for solving future problems.
In view of the recent EU Parliamentary elections, which revealed that voters wanted changes and elected many new politicians to force these changes, the automatic adoption of Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the EU Commission should perhaps not be considered as certain.
Should a Eurozone henchman be elected as President or someone with a more open and independent frame of mind ?
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